Obesity Surgery

Quality of Life Assessment in the Morbidly Obese

Ninh Nguyen, Estaban J Varela, Tien Nguyen, Samuel E Wilson

A Case-Controlled Matched-Pair Cohort Study of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band® Patients in a Single US Center with Three-Year Follow-up

Daniel R Cottam, James Atkinson, Aaron Anderson, Brian Grace, Barry Fisher

Bariatric Surgery Cannot Prevent Tryptophan Depletion Due to Chronic Immune Activation in Morbidly Obese Patients

Gerald Brandacher, Christiana Winkler, Franz Aigner, Hubert Schwelberger, Katrin Schroecksnadel, Raimund Margreiter, Dietmar Fuchs, Helmut G Weiss

HOMA, QUICKI and MFfm to Measure Insulin Resistance in Morbid Obesity

M Ruano, V Silvestre, R Castro, M C G García-Lescún, E Aguirregoicoa, A Marco, A Rodríguez, G García-Blanch

The Effect of Biliopancreatic Diversion with Pylorus-Preserving Sleeve Gastrectomy and Duodenal Switch on Fasting Serum Ghrelin, Leptin and Adiponectin Levels: Is there a Hormonal Contribution to the Weight-Reducing Effect of this Procedure?

Efstathios V Kotidis, George Koliakos, Theodosios S Papavramidis, Spiros T Papavramidis

Is Digital Image Plethysmographic (DIP) Acquisition a Valid New Tool for Preoperative Body Composition Assessment? A Validation by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Nicola Di Lorenzo, Michele Servidio, Laura Di Renzo, Carmine Orlandi, Giorgio Coscarella, Achille Gaspari, Antonino De Lorenzo

How Do Mental Health Professionals Evaluate Candidates for Bariatric Surgery? Survey Results

Anthony N Fabricatore, Canice E Crerand, Thomas A Wadden, David B Sarwer, Jennifer L Krasucki

Health-Related Quality of Life in Morbid Obesity

Karine Duval, Picard Marceau, Odette Lescelleur, Frédéric-Simon Hould, Simon Marceau, Simon Biron, Stéphane Lebel, Louis Pérusse, Yves Lacasse

Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life Following Gastric Bypass: Influence of Depression

Raquel Sanchez-Santos, Maria J Del Barrio, Cándida Gonzalez, Carmen Madico, Isabel Terrado, Maria L Gordillo, Jordi Pujol, Pablo Moreno, Carlos Masdevall

Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Asia

Wei-Jei Lee, Weu Wang, Po-Jui Yu, Po-Li Wei, Ming-Te Huang

Gallstone Formation after Weight Loss following Gastric Banding in Morbidly Obese Dutch Patients

Rosalie M Kiewiet, Marc F Durian, Marc van Leersum, Fried L E M Hesp, Adrie C M van Vliet

Rats Submitted to Gastric Banding are Leaner and Show Distinctive Feeding Patterns

Mariana P Monteiro, J Duarte Monteiro, Artur P Águas, M Helena Cardoso

Vitamin and Trace Mineral Levels after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

Atul K Madan, Whitney S Orth, David S Tichansky, Craig A Ternovits

Histological Findings in the Liver Before and After Gastric Bypass

Attila Csendes, Gladys Smok, Ana Maria Burgos

Gastric Ghrelin Expression Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection and Chronic Gastritis in Obese Patients

Phui-Ly Liew, Wei-Jei Lee, Yi-Chih Lee, Wei-Yu Chen

Effect of a Polyethylene Endoluminal Duodeno-Jejunal Tube (EDJT) on Weight Gain: A Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model

Luca Milone, Michel Gagner, Kazuki Ueda, Sergio J Bardaro, Yoon Ki-Young

One-Year Experience with Tantalus™: a New Surgical Approach to Treat Morbid Obesity

Arthur Bohdjalian, Gerhard Prager, Ricardo Aviv, Shai Policker, Karin Schindler, Silke Kretschmer, Raphaela Riener, Johannes Zacherl, Bernhard Ludvik

Heliosphere® Bag in the Treatment of Severe Obesity: Preliminary Experience

P Forestieri, G D De Palma, A Formato, M E Giuliano, A Monda, V Pilone, A Romano, S Tramontano

Staplerless Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: a New Option in Bariatric Surgery

João Eduardo Marques Tavares de Menezes Ettinger, Almino C Ramos, Euler Ázaro, Manoel P Galvão-Neto, Carlos A B Mello, Manoela S Galvão, Paulo C G Amaral, Andrei Carlo, Edvaldo Fahel

Perioperative Comparison of the MiniMizer® Extra Band with the Other Laparoscopic Gastric Bands

Tomasz Szewczyk, Bogdan Modzelewski

Peptide YY(1-36) and Peptide YY(3-36): Part I. Distribution, Release and Actions

Garth H Ballantyne

Six Steps to Fast-Track Insurance Approval for Bariatric Surgery

Eldo E Frezza

Fracture of the Spike of the Circular Stapler: an Unexpected Cause of Conversion of a Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

Evangelos Menenakos, Emmanuel Lagoudianakis, Dimitrios Dardamanis, Dimitrios Theodorou, Emmanuel Leandros, John Bramis

Perforation of the Esophagus Caused by the Insertion of an Intragastric Balloon for the Treatment of Obesity

H W Nijhof, P Steenvoorde, R A E M Tollenaar

Very Early Onset of Wernicke's Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass

Tariq Al-Fahad, Ali Ismael, M Osama Soliman, Mousa Khoursheed

Body Contouring after Weight Loss in Morbid Obesity: Gain in Health and Leap in Psychosocial Functioning

Giacomo Datta, Filippo Boriani, Fabrizio D Obbialero, Maurizio Verga

Councils of the International Federation For the Surgery of Obesity 2006

One-Year Cost-Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty versus Lap-Band®

Ghislaine A P G van Mastrigt, Francois M H van Dielen, Johan L Severens, Gemma B W E Voss, Jan W Greve